If you're looking for an interesting gift to give these holidays, here's a suggestion: a great book, the best literary fiction or poetry in the world. Among the world literary winners this year are: In Fiction The Nobel Prize has been postponed this year. The Red Word by Sarah Henstra (Canada), winner of the Governor General's […]
Magnetic North: The Enduring Pull of the Arctic, is a unique and collaborative exhibit featuring TD Bank Group’s collection of contemporary Canadian art and Toronto Public Library’s Special Collections of Arctic art and writings. A blend of modern carvings and drawings with historical maps, illustrated texts and photographs highlight the Arctic’s culture, people, landscape, wildlife […]
On March 6th, 2014 the City of Toronto celebrates the 180th anniversary of its incorporation. Why not take a peek at how our city looked in its infancy. Here are a few images from the Canadian Historical Picture Collection in the Marilyn & Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre at the Toronto Reference Library. Pen and ink drawing by […]
The Marilyn & Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre is now open to the public. The stunning rotunda on the 5th floor of the Toronto Reference Library represents the jewel in the crown of the revitalization of the Library. Drop by to view the reading room, with its shelf lined mezzanine, and custom designed […]
Get up close to the luscious gowns and fans designed for Shaw's latest production of Lady Windermere's Fan, by Oscar Wilde. The show closed on October 19th and Shaw's Design Director William Schmuck delivered the dresses this past Friday. With the help of his assistants, he created a display at the entrance to the Toronto […]
From dresses with full skirts, puffed sleeves and tightly corseted bosom to the lean silhouette and high waist of the pre-war years, take a journey through time. In the Gallery on the 1st floor of the Toronto Reference Library, examine fashion plates depicting styles from a period of more than two decades between 1890 and […]
An illustrated talk by John Carley and Mark Peck. Two local experts in ornithology, field birding, and conservation, speak about birding opportunities in Toronto, and touch on the wonder of it all. When: Wednesday, July 24th, 6:30 pm Where: Beeton Auditorium, TRL After the talk, there will be a tour of the TD […]
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson The Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection of The Toronto Public Library are pleased to present The 2013 Cameron Hollyer Memorial Lecture York University Professor Bernard Lightman will talk about Conan Doyle and the scientific naturalists. What did Arthur Conan Doyle think of the scientific naturalists and their defense of […]
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Have you visited the "Adventures with Sherlock Holmes" exhibition at the Toronto Reference Library's TD Gallery yet? The Toronto Public Library's Arthur Conan Doyle Collection has one of the world's largest collections of materials related to Sherlock Holmes, so don't miss this multi-media tribute to Conan Doyle's Great Detective. […]
Few literary characters have made as many appearances in film and illustration as Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. From the silent era to the most recent adaptation starring Keira Knightley, generations of leading actresses have played her. Artists have made numerous visual renditions of her too: she appears in illustrated editions published around the world ever since […]